Health Policy Initiative

Research and Analysis

Addressing Hunger & Food Insecurity among Hawaiʻi’s Families

Pruitt, A. S., Zhang, W., Wu, Y., Bird, O., Nakamura, B. & Barile, J. P. 


Communicating about COVID-19 vaccinations: Recommendations for Hawaiʻi

Gasiorek, J., Ebesu Hubbard, A. S., Lee, H-R., Juarez, R., & Barile, J. P. 


Identifying Drivers of Health and Socioeconomic Disparities and its Implications During COVID-19

Wei Zhang Ph.D. and Margaret Walkover, Department of Sociology


COVID-19 Impacts on Homeless Service Provision: Assessing Frontline Workers’ Stress and Barriers to Service Provision

Anna Pruitt, Ph.D., Department of Psychology


Potential Ramifications of COVID-19 for COFA Migrants in Hawaii

Timothy J Halliday, Ph.D., Department of Economics and UHERO


Exploring Best Practices for Communication Strategies During a Public Health Crisis

Ji Young Kim, Ph.D., School of Communications


Resetting the Table: Keeping and Bringing Back Hawaii’s Restaurants

Lawrence H. Nitz, Ph.D., Department of Political Science


Workers at the Table – Recommendations for Best Practices for the Hotel Industry as it Recovers from COVID-19

Monisha Das Gupta & Richard Cullen Rath, Department of Ethnic Studies

In collaboration with UNITE HERE! Local 5 and Hawaiʻi Workers Center


Grounding Post-COVID 19 Economic Recovery in ʻĀina Momona (abundant & self-sufficient) Systems

Davianna Pōmaikaʻi McGregor, Ph.D., Department of Ethnic Studies, Center for Oral History

In collaboration with KUA – Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo


Re-orienting Agriculture in a Post-Pandemic Economy

Krisna Suryanata, Ph.D., Department of Geography and Environment

Nicole Milne, Ph.D., The Kohala Center


Examining Best Practices for Virtual Participatory Planning and Policy-Making Processes

Dan Milz, Ph.D., Department of Urban & Regional Planning, Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution